Hello there, it's my first post here! I hope I'll be sticking around for a while!
I have a pair of Oxford shoes that I wear daily. I have always noticed that the toe cap of the left pair has an uneven surface. I'm not good at polishing, but I can get a much better shine on my right pair than I do on the left one.
It almost looks like someone unevenly splashed paint on it. The surface doesn't seem to be one layer and looks kind of flaky, but there's nothing at all that can be peeled off. I make sure to condition these shoes in due course.
I have tried rubbing it with alcohol for a solid half hour but nothing has changed. My nuclear option was to use fine sandpaper and going a few passes over the toe cap.
The sandpaper idea surprisingly worked, but I did not attempt to make it perfect for fear of damaging the shoes. I'm not even sure if this method is against the rule book.
May I ask if I am doing the right thing? If no, what is the proper remedy to this issue?
(In the picture, left pair was shined today, but the right pair was a week ago, yet it looks better IMO)
I have a pair of Oxford shoes that I wear daily. I have always noticed that the toe cap of the left pair has an uneven surface. I'm not good at polishing, but I can get a much better shine on my right pair than I do on the left one.
It almost looks like someone unevenly splashed paint on it. The surface doesn't seem to be one layer and looks kind of flaky, but there's nothing at all that can be peeled off. I make sure to condition these shoes in due course.
I have tried rubbing it with alcohol for a solid half hour but nothing has changed. My nuclear option was to use fine sandpaper and going a few passes over the toe cap.
The sandpaper idea surprisingly worked, but I did not attempt to make it perfect for fear of damaging the shoes. I'm not even sure if this method is against the rule book.
May I ask if I am doing the right thing? If no, what is the proper remedy to this issue?
(In the picture, left pair was shined today, but the right pair was a week ago, yet it looks better IMO)